Problems and potentialities of cultured plant cells in retrospect and prospectThe past, present and expected future accomplishments and limitations of plant cell and tissue culture are reviewed. Consideration is given to the pioneering insights of Haberlandt in 1902, the development of culture techniques, and past work on cell division, cell and tissue growth and development, somatic embryogenesis, and metabolism and respiration. Current activity in culture media and technique development for plant regions, organs, tissues, cells, protoplasts, organelles and embryos, totipotency, somatic embryogenesis and clonal propagation under normal and space conditions, biochemical potentialities, and genetic engineering is surveyed. Prospects for the investigation of the induced control of somatic cell division, the division of isolated protoplasts, the improvement of haploid cell cultures, liquid cultures for somatic embryogenesis, and the genetic control of development are outlined.
Document ID
19800031055
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Steward, F. C. (State Univ. of New York Stony Brook, NY, United States)
Krikorian, A. D. (New York, State University Stony Brook, N.Y., United States)